Sustainable forest management: analysis of eco-innovation process in Amazon

Moises Andrade Coelho

doi:10.4995/jarte.2022.17782

Authors

Moises Andrade Coelho Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6102-766X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/jarte.2022.17782

Keywords:

Eco-innovation, Sustainable forest management, SMEs, Amazon

Abstract

Evaluation of eco-innovation practices in companies has been widely studied, however, there is a gap in the literature on the adoption of eco-innovative practices in companies located in the Amazon/Brazil. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze the eco-innovation process in an industry located in the Amazon related to sustainable forest management. The purpose of the research was to conduct an exploratory case study (in-depth case) in a logging company located in the Amazon/Brazil. The relevance of the study lies in the process of making the eco-innovations developed by the company clearer and being able to compare them with the existing literature through a form that allows the evaluation of eco-innovative activities within an organization.

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Author Biography

Moises Andrade Coelho, Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM

Professor/Researcher of the Hard Sciences and Technology Institute (ICET/UFAM). Member of the Incubator of the Hard Sciences and Technology Institute (ICETec), researcher of the Center for Research in Economics, Technology, Management and Innovation (NETGI) and coordinator of the production engineering course at ICET/UFAM (2019-2021).

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